1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
We have to continually ask the question: "Is Christ everything in this matter, or am I wanting my own way?
Am I allowing my
own feelings, desires and likes to dominate or is Christ everything?
Is
Christ in all here, so far as it is within my power, in the energy of
the Holy Spirit, for it to be so?
We have to get away when we are upset, annoyed,
provoked, irritated, and fight that battle out and say: "Lord, You have
to be everything in this matter: it does not matter how my interests are
affected."
And from those details of everyday life and experience out
to the wider ranges, and up to the place where we may be the Lord’s
responsible servant, the Word and the Spirit have to govern; and the
Word and the Spirit have one object: Christ – everything and in all.
Recognizing that, we see that this further thing is
necessary, that we are a truly spiritual people.
It is very often
difficult to define what is meant by spirituality, or a spiritual
people. It is one of those things better experienced than explained.
But
for the moment it can be put quite simply and quite safely and soundly
in this way, that a spiritual people is a people who are governed by the
Word and the Holy Spirit to this end: that in everything within and
without, Christ is All and in all. That is true spirituality.
~T. Austin Sparks~
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